Legal Opinion
Franklin v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 11, 1984No. 82 C 3652PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BUA, District Judge.
This order concerns the plaintiff’s motion pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(2) for class *946certification and the defendants’ motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the reasons stated herein, the plaintiff’s motion for class certification is granted and the defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiff, Freddie Franklin, brings this action against the City of Chicago and various officers of the Chicago Police Department 1 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the common law of Illinois alleging that he was subjected to various deprivations of his…
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